Sheffield and District

The Sheffield & District Branch area includes the city of Sheffield and the town of Rotherham as well as many village and parish churches in South Yorkshire.  It has boundaries with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and with the YACR Central Branch to the north.

There are over 200 members ringing at the 25 towers which include two rings of 12, two rings of 10, twelve rings of 8, five rings of 6 and four rings of 3.

The branch has a CCCBR recognised Ringing Centre at Ecclesfield.

Activities organised by the branch include monthly ringing meetings, usually on the first Saturday of the month, an annual ringing outing, an annual striking contest, quarter peal days, educational training courses and social events.

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University student ringers are members of the Sheffield University Guild of Change Ringers based at The Cathedral Church of St Marie.

Members are kept informed by a monthly newsletter, by email and the YACR - Sheffield & District Branch Facebook page.

 

Upcoming Events
Branch striking competition
Bolsterstone

7th June 2025 5pm draw
Sheffield and District Branch

[Update 27-APR-2025: Please note new venue.]

The annual branch Sunday Service Band Striking Competition is at Bolsterstone (S36 3ZB) on Saturday 7th June.

Meet at 5pm for the draw.

Six people in a

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Branch Training Event
South Anston and Whiston

5th July 2025 1500 to 1700
Sheffield and District Branch

Full details to be confirmed.

1500 to 1700

South Anston (8) and Whiston (8).

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Branch meeting
Ecclesfield

2nd August 2025 1800 to 1930
Sheffield and District Branch

The August branch ringing meeting is on Saturday 2nd August.

1800 to 1930 Ecclesfield (10, 14-1-22) S35 9WE

All welcome.

If there is something you would like to ring at the meeting, please

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Latest News
Surprise Major Practices
1st May 2025
Sheffield and District Branch

Please come and join us if you’re interested in practising Surprise Major and/or Double Norwich. We focus on the Core 7 Surprise Major methods, Cornwall, Lessness, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative, London



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Branch event tower donations
24th February 2025
Sheffield and District Branch

At the branch AGM on Saturday 11th January the Treasurer’s Report highlighted the expenditure of the branch account. For a number of years the branch has paid the tower donations



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Ceilidh and Pie & Peas evening, Todwick Sat 29 Mar
22nd February 2025
Sheffield and District Branch

The Todwick church bells project are hosting a fundraising Ceilidh and Pie and Peas evening event at Todwick Church Hall (S26 1HN) on Saturday 29th March 2025.

7:00pm start (break for



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